Alkene is a hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon-carbon solid bond
(C=C) with general formula CnH2n in case of only one solid bond alkenes.
Alkenes undergo following reactions:

Oxymercuration reaction
in water or hydroboration-oxidation to produce alcohol

Catalytic oxidation with percarboxylic acids to
produce epoxides

Cleavage
with ozone to yield aldehydes or ketones

Cleavage
in the presence of potassium permanganate to produce
either 2 ketones or carboxylic acid
+ ether

Catalytic addition
of hydrogen to produce corresponding alkanes in the presence of a metallic catalyst
(platinum, nickel, palladium)

Electrophilic addition of a hydrogen halide
to produce the corresponding haloalkanes

Electrophilic addition of a halogen
elements to produce the corresponding vicinal
haloalkanes

Electrophilic addition of an aldehyde or ketone
with water and a protic acid to produce the corresponding
diols

Electrophilic addition of formaldehyde without water to
produce allyl alcohol

Electrophilic addition of
excess formaldehyde to produce dioxane

Electrophilic addition of an aldehyde or ketone
with acetic acid to produce the corresponding
esters

Alkenes
undergo either free-radical or an ionic mechanism
polymerization at
their solid bond with themselves or other monomers forming homopolymers or copolymers which
are used as various plastics, coatings, adhesives, elastomers,
and paints. Some members of minor olefins for characteristic
property of polymer as monomer and chemical intermediate
for target molecules:

Product

CAS RN

Vinylmethylketone

78-94-4

Allylglycidyl ether

106-92-3

4-Vinylcyclohexene-1,2-epoxide

106-86-5

Allyl chloride

107-05-2

Isooctene

107-39-1

Vinylacetonitrile

109-75-1

Cyclohexene

110-83-8

Methylundecylenate

111-81-9

1-Octene

111-66-0

1-Octadecene

112-88-9

Undecenylacetate

112-19-6

1-Dodecene

112-41-4

10-Undecenal

112-45-8

Estragole

140-67-0

Cyclopentene

142-29-0

3-Phenyl-1-propene

300-57-2

Neohexene

558-37-2

1,5-Hexadiene

592-42-7

1-Heptene

592-76-7

1-Hexadecene

629-73-2

Trimethylolpropane diallyl ether

682-09-7

4-Phenylbutene

768-56-9

Undecene

821-95-4

1-Decene

872-05-9

Methallyl chloride

999-55-3

1-Tetradecene

1120-36-1

Allylisocyanate

1476-23-9

Allylpentafluorobenzene

1736-60-3

Phenyl allyl ether

1746-13-0

2-Hydroxy-4-allyloxybenzophenone

2549-87-3

Vinylnorbornene

3048-64-4

1-Eicosene

3452-07-1

1,7-Octadiene

3710-30-3

Allylsuccinic anhydride

7539-12-0

2-Methyl-3-butenitrile

16529-56-9

N-Ethyl(2-methylallyl)amine

18328-90-0

3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-Nonafluoro-1-hexene

19430-93-4

3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,10-Heptadecafluorodec-1-ene

21652-58-4

1-Triacontene

36731-14-3

11-Methylenetricosane

51732-26-4

m-Diallylbenzene

52448-03-0

13-Methyleneheptacosane

194243-01-1

12-Methylenepentacosane

210573-39-0

Alpha olefin is an olefin featured by the position of solid bond (reactive
unsaturation) at the two end carbons in carbon chains. The china length, position
and number of branches provide a wide range of physical and chemical properties for the proper application
selections. Alpha olefins and their
derivatives are used as comonomers in polymer such as low density polyethylenes
for the properties of lighter, thinner, better flexibility and more tearing
resistance. They are used in the production of linear plasticizers,
oxo-alcohols, motor fuels, lubricants, automotive additives, biodegradble
surfactants, paper size, and in a wide range of specialty applications in the
production of mercaptans, flavors and fragrances, alkyl metals, halides, alkyl
silanes.